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G. W. STEVENSON. PRESSER FOOT FOR SEWING MACHINES.

No. 601,861. Patented Apr. 5, 1898.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Enron.

GEORGE WV. STEVENSON, OF ORAMERS HILL, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO THEODORE LEAS, OF SAME PLACE.

PRESSER-FOOT FOR SEWING-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 1Y0. 601,861, dated April 5, 1898. Application filed October 8, 1897. Serial No. 654,508. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. STEVENSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oramers Hill, in the county of Camden, State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Presser-Foot for Sewing- Machines, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings.

My invention consists of an improvement in a presser-foot for sewing-machines more especially adapted for shoe-sewing, whereby the operation of the same is rendered positive.

It further consists of details of construction, all as will be hereinafter set forth.

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a presser-foot embodying my invention, showing a portion of a machine to which it is applied and a shoe in dotted lines. Fig. 2 represents a perspective view of the presser-foot on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 represents a plan View thereof, showing also a portion of a sole of a shoe in the act of being sewed.

Fig. 4 represents a side elevation of a presserfoot, showing a portion of a sole of a shoe. Fig. 5 represents'a vertical sectional View on line 310:, Fig. 3. spective views of modified forms of foot.

Similar letters of reference indicate correpressersponding parts in the figures.

. in the present instance is by means of a setscrew D, though it will be evident that any means may be employed.

E designates a screw or pin which is se cured to the bottom of the presser-foot and carries a roller F, which is adapted to contact with the edge of the work and revolves in a plane parallel therewith, thus acting as a guide. I

G designates an ear or lug which forms a part of or is secured to the bottom of the presser-foot, it being evident from Fig. 5 that said ear is adapted to enter a groove or channel H in the sole J, and thus assist in guiding the work.

The operation is readily seen. The presserfoot is secured. to the foot-bar and the shoe to be sewed is placed on the horn. The ma Figs. 6 and 7 represent perchine is now operated, causing the horn to rotate, and the shoe is moved thereon so as to bring it properly under the action of the needle. The presser-foot bears on the sole, the roller contacting with the edge of the sole and running thereon as the shoe is advanced, it being noticed that it will at all times allow the easy movement of the sole, and thus prevent any improper stitching. The ear or lug G is employed when a groove or channel H is in the sole, entering the same, and thus assisting in guiding the parts.

In Fig. 6 I have shown'a presser-foot with but one lip K, and to this is secured a screw E and roller F, the operation thereof being the same as before,'it being noted that the lip is so cut away as to leave a projecting portion which serves to throw back the channel of a sole ahead of the sewing, and to assist this operation, if desired, a lug or boss may be formed. v

In Fig. 7 I show a roller L, noted in the presser-foot, having a pin or axle M carried thereby, said roller L acting in the same manner as the ear or lug G and being equivalent thereto.

It will be evident that I do not desire to be limited to the. exact construction as herein shown and described; butI may make such changes as come within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a presser-foot for a shoe-sewing machine, a pin or stud secured thereto and projecting downwardly, and a roller mounted thereon, adapted to revolve in a plane parallel to the edge of the work and adapted to contact therewith, so as to act as a guide for the latter.

2. In a presser-foot for a shoe-sewing machine, a pin or screw projecting from the bottom thereof, a roller mounted thereon adapted to contact with the edge of the work and a lug or ear on said foot adapted to enter a groove in said work and assist in guiding the same.

GEORGE w. STEVENSON.

Witnesses:

. JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, WM. 0. WIEDERSHEIM. 

